Matcha Ceremonial Tea Caddy | Natsume | Designed and Made in Japan

Dimension(approx): Ø6.5 x H6cm

Colour: Multicolour

Material: Ceramic

What is a Natsume?

Natsume are lacquered wooden containers which are primarily used to store and present the matcha used for making usucha (薄茶 - thin tea). This distinguishes them from chaire, ceramic vessels which are used to hold higher-grade tea suitable for koicha (濃茶 - thick tea). As such, these lacquer containers should generally be referred to as usuchaki (薄茶器 - thin tea vessel) or usuki or chaki for short, but they are often referred to by the name of the most popular type, the natsume (棗 - chinese date/jujube).